Hay loader



G. T. HOVEN HAY LOADER' Fild April 13. 1923 Patented Oct. 7,'1924.

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ana-4759 GEORGE fr. Hovnn, or BoYcEv'ILI-in, Wrsconsm, Assreuoaor -onn-roun'rflmo Gusan PRICE, or BoYoEvILLE, Wisconsin, Ann loNn-Ffroia'rr-i; To GUs'rAvE A. irrovnN,

OF ZUMBRATA, MINNESOTA.

HAY Loannnl Application fi'iea aprii 13, 1923. Serial '631,813.7

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Be it known that I, Gnonen T. lfovnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boy'ceville, in the county of Dunn and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay Loaders; and 1 do here-by4 declare the followingl to hela full, clear, and exactV descriptionof the invention, such as will, enablewothers slrilled in the to which it appertains to make and use the same. h This invention relates toa hay loading machine of the type adapted to carry the from the ground to deliver the same onto a wagon oriload of hay thereon. The invention is particularly concerned with an 'extension for such a, hay loader adapted to carry the elevated hay forward over the wagon, or an attachment for an ordinary hayv leader comprisingsuch an extension. As is well known to those sklled in the art, the'hay loa'ders of the usual type elevate the and vdeliver the same to one end of the Wagon where the hay'is discharged. This hay must then 'be handled by forlrs in the hands of Operators on the load and distributed to the proper position, It is thus seen that la great deal of handling of the hay fis necessary and much of the same must be manually moved from vone end of the Wagon to the other. I

It is an' object of this inven'tion, therefore, to provide a convenient means adapted to be attached to the elevator and elevator frame of kthe 'u'su'al 'hay loader, which conveying means receives the hay from said elevator and conveys the same over the Wagon-a considerable distance before the hayy is dis- Glaree'd- V It tis a further object of the invention to ip'r'oivi'i'de such a conveyor carried in a frame swingingly mounted on a bracket attached to the elev'ator frame whereby lthe conveyor vand its Swinging frame may he moved to n'op'erative position.

'It is 'a further 'object of the invention 'to provide a supporting means on the elevato'r i i' 'frame for the 'extension conveyor having vthereon a pair'of al'ined pulleys over one of which runs a flexible member attached to the conveyor adapted tol bring the same to operative or inoperative position and adapted to move from one pulley to the other when the conveyor is so swung.

These and Other Objects and advantages of the invehtion will be fully-set'forth in v device showing the same in inoperative .po--

sition dotted lines; and y F y2 is a plan view of the device. v

Referring to the drawings, an elevator frame yof the ordinary'ty'pe of hay loader is illustrated as 1, which supports-the endless Carrier 2 which forms :the elevator for the hay. In accordance with the present invention, the supportingbra'ckets 3V Iare attached at each side of the frame l and exten'd up- Wardly therefroin, which brackets are provided with the lugs 4. A rod or 'shaft' enltends through the lugs 21 of the brackets 3 to which rod are rpivoted the arms' ywhich 'rave bearingfllu'gs at-their o-u'ter ends. The arms '6- are bolt'ed or otherwise secur'ed to sidefrani'e members 7 whichhave Secured thereto at their outer ends by Suitable bolts orv other fastening means, brackets 8 provided with terminal l'ug's in which is' journaled alshaft 9. Sprockets 10 are se'cured, to the sh'a'ft V9 adjacent the arms 10 .and -the silde'ffr'am'e 'erably is arrang'cd to be ldriven front v the elevat'or 2 and while any suitabley mechanism 'could be employedl for this purpose, in the embodiment of 'the inventionillu'sfl. trated, the 'shaft 13 is arranged to exte'nd beyond the arms -6 and has ySecured to its out'er end spur' gears 15 'arranged "to mesh with idler gears 16 ou'rnal'edon stub shaft's Secured in lugs carried at 'theend's of eX- tensi'ons 17 of the arms '6. The' gears 16, in turn, mesh with'gears 18 Secured to the lends of a shaft 19 which is the sha'f't 'at the top of the elevator 1 carrying sprocket's 'over Which the chains Vfor conveyori 2 pass. T'hfe brackets 3 are provided with forw'ar''dly *eX- tending arms 20 with which the arms 6 are adapted to contact. The frame comprising members 6, 7 and 8 is thus held in correct position for the gears 16 properly to mesh with the gears 18. The brackets 3 are provided with portions extending beyond lugs 4 carrying transversely extending arms at their upper ends, in the outer portions of which are secured short shafts 21 carrying alined sheaves or pulleys 22 and A rope or other suitable fiexible member 24 is secured at its end intermediate of the side members 1 and when the conveyor is in operative position, as shown in full lines, passes over the p'ulley 22 and then passes downward to a point adjacent the ground. This rope can thus be pulled upon to lift the Swinging frame carryng the conveyor comprising chains 11 so that the same can be swung upwardly. This Swinging movement will dis'engage the gears 16 and 18 and the said Swinging frame and conveyor carried thereby, if desired, can be swung entirely over to the other side of the brackets 3, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1,

where it will be disposed in convenient position for transportation of the hay loader. TWhen the said frame swings to the other 'side of the brackets 3 the fiexible member or rope 24 swings over and lies upon theppulleys 23. It is obvious that the conveyor and its Swinging frame can be easily Swung back to operative position by again pulling upon the rope 24. Flexible rods 25 are provided with helical coils at one Lend embracing the rod 5 and extended outwardly from this rod downwardly and over the conveyor comprising members 11 and 14 be ing somewha-t up-curved at their outer ends.

VVhen the hay loader is tol be used the same will be moved to the desired location With the extension conveyor in the position ndicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. 7When the hay loader is operated its extension conveyor will be swung to its full line position, as shown in Fig. 1, by manipulation of the rope 24. The arms 6 will then contact the arms 20 and the gears 16 and 18 will be placed in engagement. 1When the hay loader now is operated and the elevator 2 moved, the gear 18 will drive the gear 15 through the idler gear 16 so that the top run of the chains 11 will be progressed outwardly. The hay elevated by the carrier 2 will be discharged from the top thereof onto the top run of the conveyor comprising members 11 and 14 and this hay will thus be carried over the wagon or load and deposited at an intermediate point therfeof, The hay will be held down in contact with the slats 14 and prevented from piling up objectionably on the conveyor by the members 25, which members are yielding and will give somewhat, if necessary. The hay is thus carried forwardly of the Wagon or over the same in ramar/e any other desired direction without manual labor and a great deal of manual handling of the hay which has heretofore been necessary is eliminated. The load can be more conveniently constructed and the hay handled with much less labor.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has invented a very simple and efficient extension or extension attachment for a hay loader and one which will have great utility for the purpose intended. The device can readily be attached to the Standard or ordinary types of hay leaders and comprises comparatively few parts.

It will, of course, be understood, that Various changes may be made in the form, details and arrangement of the parts Without depart-ing from the scope of applicans invention, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above enumerated and such as shown and described and set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The. combination with a hay loader and the elevator frame and elevator thereof, of an extension conveyor adapted to receive the hay discharged from said elevator and to carry the same over and discharge the same on the load, brackets secured to said elevator frame, a frame carrying said eX- tension conveyor swingingly connected to said brackets, a gear driven by said elevator, a gear on said extension conveyor for driving the same, a gear meshing with both of said gears and carried on said extension conveyor; and stop means on said brackets co-operating with said Swinging frame to hold the conveyor and said first and l-ast mentioned gears thereon in operative position, and means for Swinging said frame and conveyor to an inoperative position and disengaging said first and last mentioned gear-s.

2. The combination With a hay loader comprising an upwardly extending frame having side members and a conveyor therebetween, of a bracket secured to each of said side members and extending upwardly therefror a frame having longitudinal side members, a conveyor mounted therebetween constituting an extension conveyor adapted to receive material from said first mentioned conveyor, brackets secured to and extending upwardly approximately at a right angle from one end of said longitudinal side members and pivotally connected at their upper ends, respectively to said first mentioned braclrets, one of said first mentioned brackets having an upwardly projecting extension, a pair of alined pulleys closely adjacent each other journaled in said extension, a rope passing between said pulleys connected at one end to said last mentioned frame and adapted ioo viiofrre to be pulled at its other end, said rope moving over one of said pulleys When said extension conveyor is in operative position, and over the other of said pulleys When said extension conveyor is svvung on its br'ackets to inoperatlve position, a gear carried by o-ne of said first mentioned brackets, a pair of meshing gears carried by one of said last mentioned brackets, one of Which forms an idler and isy adapted to be moved into and out of meshing relation With said first mentioned gear, When said extension conveyor is moved to operative and inoperative positions respectively.

3. The combination With ia hay loader, the elevator and elevator frame thereof, of arms extending upWardly and outWa-rdly at the sides of said elevator frames at the top thereof, an extension conveyor frame, arms extending upvvardly and invvardly from the sides of said latter frame at the inner end thereof, a shaft connecting the arms on said frames and forming a pivot connection between said frames, and a plurality of yielding rods secured to said shaft extending oirtwardly and dovvnvvardly over said extension conveyor and having their outer ends in 'close proximity thereto and curved slightly upwardly.

4. The combination With a hay loader, the elevator and elevator fraine thereof, of brackets extending upwlardly and out- Wardly at the sides of said elevator frame at the top thereof, an extension conveyor frame, an endless conveyor mo-unted thereon, brackets extending upwardly and inWardly from the sides of said latter frame at the. inner end thereof, a shaft connecting the brackets on said frames and forming a pivot connection between said frames, said arms projecting upvvardly vsaid side members and extending upivardly therefrom, a frame having longitudinal side members, a conveyor mounted therebetween constit-uting lan extension conveyor adapted to receive material from said first mentioned conveyor, brackets secured to and extending approximately at ia right angle from vone end of said longitudinal side members and v pivotally connected, respectively to said first'mentioned brackets, said last mentioned brackets having doWnWa-rdly extending arms, inner and outer shafts journaled in said arms having meshing gears at their ends, said inner shaft forming the driving shaft for said extension conveyor, said first inentioned brackets having a shaft extend!v ing therebetween carrying gears meshing With the gear-s on said' outer shaft, said i first mentioned brackets having outvvardly projecting arms adapted to engage said last mentioned brackets for holding said last mentioned gears in proper meshing position, said extension conveyor beingadapted to be svvung over said firstmentioned frame and conveyor to separate said l-ast mentioned gears.

In testimony Whereof I affix my signature. i GEORGE T. I-IOVEN. 

